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NSW Labor pledges $2.2bn for housing and infrastructure in first budget in a decade
Greens praise public sector wage cap lift but call for higher taxes on ‘vested interests’
The Greens have responded to Labor’s first New South Wales budget in more than a decade by calling for higher taxes on the gambling, coal, property and banking industries.
Labor have found themselves trapped in a prison of their own making, managing the budget within the bounds of a relatively stable revenue base.
What the people of NSW need right now is a government prepared to finally stand up to vested interests and end the special treatment that has allowed these industries to avoid paying their fair share for far too long.
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